The Forrest City times., 1887-10-22
The East Side of Town in Flames---Nhisky at the
 Bottom of it.
Bottom of it. 4 LAMP OVERTURNED. AND TWO BRICK BUSINESS HOUSES
 LAID IN ASHES. The East Arkansian Printing Of- fee the Scene of the Burning
 Lamp. FACTS GATHERED FROM THE MOST RELIABLE SOURCES.
THE FIRE.

About 1:30 o'clock, Tuesday morning the cry of fire rang out upon the otherwise quiet night. Bells were rung; Whistles were blown and every endeaver made by the fisst discovorers of the flames, 10 awaken the city. When the junior editor of this paper reached the scene, he at once saw the flames issulng from the
 EAST ARKANsIAN
 printing office. Dr. N. r. Beau champ, who roomed rext door, says ha beard loud talking and swearing ia tbe ArkaRsian office, and soon afterwards erasl,. It sounded to him like lamp had fallen. There was door lead ng from his room 10 tho office, but which was never used, under this door was a crack largo enough to place the fingers, The ei! from the lamp rushed under this door and satursated the edge of his carpet and in another minute the office was
 ROARING BLAZE.
 tseemes there bad been a jug of whiskey received Monday by Oli- yer, the printer. He had partaken of It very freely and had invited some eff his friends to dnnk with him. We could not get the names ofail the participants in the jug, and cur information being not certain on this point we will men ton no other names. At any rate one or two of the drinkers had become too drunk to stand, and were staggering around over the floor when the lamp was, we pre- sume, knocked from its resting place, with above results. Dr.. Beauehamp rushed out of hls room, and 10 the outer door of the Ark ansian ofiic., which he found lock- ed. He was in his b re feet, but notwithstanding. kicked in the panels If the door and looked in. The room wa fulI of smoke and big blaze. He had no water an saw 1t waalI be useless to try to put [ ont. Atthat moment Oliver leapea fram the window to the street tyjow, and was uninjured save | few lttle scratches. The other inmates of the room were never seen to emerge, but it is thought all got out safely. The Arkansian office was on the second door in the rear of the building. The front WAS coupled by Drs. Matthews < Beauchamp as an office and ted-room for the latter and R. E. Hinton. The lower floor was occupied by Mayor C. F. Hinton, with large stock of Drugs. Most of the stock in the front of the room was saved. but considerable damage was done by brcakage thefts, etc. The flames soon spread to the adjoining bulld- Ing, which was unoccupIcd. Every effort was here made to save the budding occupied by F. NJ. Prew- cit & Go, with large stock of groceries. Fences porches, avn lngs and every thing which might lend aid in spreading the fire was torn away. Water was brought and the building thoroughly wet. Had !. not been for this hard work the building would have gone the way of it's two predecessors. The entire stock of this house was car. red into the street and severely damaged
 LOSSES
 East Arkansiaa total loss. no lnsu rance, valued at about S700. DTS. Matthews < Beauchamp, furn- lture and surgical instruments, considerable loss. No insurance.
 C. Y. Hinton, damage on stock nearly 0000e Insured for 5000.
 F. NJ. Prewett X Co. damage on stock s450. Covered by Insurance.
 Buildings owned by Mrs. sam uels, of VannJalc, and W. N. Vii kerson, of Memphis.
 The streets and all available space around the scene of the fire was filled with the goods from the stores and the small thefts were considerable.